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Chad Brady

Boone County Schools’ elementary teachers and administrators have spent the last school year learning more about structured literacy and improving foundational instruction in our elementary classrooms.

Boone County Schools’ elementary teachers and administrators have spent the last school year learning more about structured literacy and improving foundational instruction in our elementary classrooms.  After nearly a year of professional learning together and in consultation with our K-5 teachers, leaders, and SBDM councils, our elementary schools have recommended that the Superintendent select Core Knowledge Language Arts by Amplify (CKLA) to be the District elementary literacy program. This program comes highly recommended by the Kentucky Department of Education and contains high-quality instructional materials grounded in the Science of Reading. You can find more general information about CKLA Amplify HERE.   

The Superintendent makes the final selection and before that time, we wanted to provide an opportunity for stakeholder review and input. To review, here is a video specifically for families as well as a Public Review Curriculum Map Organizer CKLA with links to all the curriculum maps for each grade level K-5.  Upon your review, we would like your feedback!  You are welcome to leave any comments or feedback for us HERE.

If you have any further questions or would like to review samples of the CKLA materials in person, please reach out to Dr. Jenny Watson- jenny.watson@boone.kyschools.us by March 29, 2024.

Thank you for supporting the Boone County Schools!

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Chad Brady

We are excited to announce our upcoming presentation on Alternative Paths to Teacher Certification. It will be held at the Ralph Rush Development Center in Florence on Thursday, March 21st from 5-7pm. At 5pm, Human Resources will present on alternative routes to teacher certification and then we will turn it over to those in attendance to stop by and chat with leaders from colleges/universities that will be on site.

We are excited to announce our upcoming presentation on Alternative Paths to Teacher Certification. It will be held at the Ralph Rush Development Center in Florence on Thursday, March 21st from 5-7pm. At 5pm, Human Resources will present on alternative routes to teacher certification and then we will turn it over to those in attendance to stop by and chat with leaders from colleges/universities that will be on site. We are all excited about this opportunity and cannot wait to meet you. For more information, please see the attached flyer. If interested, please RSVP via the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48ADAD28A3FFCE9-47782822-alternative

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Chad Brady

The Boone County School District is currently taking nominations for a minority parent to serve on the Superintendent Search Committee.

The Boone County School District is currently taking nominations for a minority parent to serve on the Superintendent Search Committee. If you are interested in serving as a minority parent please call 859.282.4628.  According to KRS160.345 (1) (a.), the definition of minority means American Indian; Alaskan native; African-American; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin; Pacific islander; or other ethnic group underrepresented in the school.  The parent must have a student that attends a school within the Boone County School District. The student does NOT have to be a minority.

 

If you are interested in being the minority parent elected by Boone County School District parents please contact Barbara Brady immediately.  Leave a voicemail at: 859.282.4628 or email: Barbara.brady@boone.kyschools.us

 

The deadline to nominate is noon on March 11th, 2024. Elections for this position will be held on Wednesday, March 13th at 6:00 pm at Ralph Rush Professional Development Center, 99 Center Street, Florence, KY. Voting will be anonymous. One vote per parent.  A tie in votes will be decided by a coin toss. 

 

Each committee member is REQUIRED to be at ALL superintendent screening committee meetings – March 19th, April 4th, April 16th, and April 25th. Additional meetings may be scheduled.

youth mental health summit
Chad Brady

This past weekend Boone County Schools along with its collaborative partners presented a 2-day Mental Health Summit at Florence Baptist Church. This summit was jam-packed with resources from Mental Health Professionals for middle and high school students, their parents, families and educators.

This past weekend Boone County Schools along with its collaborative partners presented a 2-day Mental Health Summit at Florence Baptist Church. This summit was jam-packed with resources from Mental Health Professionals for middle and high school students, their parents, families and educators. There were three keynote speakers, multiple breakout sessions, a memorial and hope wall, exhibits and vendors, and an outdoor moment of silence and reflection walk for suicide victims and survivors. The keynote for Friday evening was Jason Booher, Superintendent of Mercer County Schools, also known for his survival of the 1988 Carrollton County bus crash that killed 27 students. He shared his story "From Tragedy to Championships." Saturday the kick off keynote was Boone County High School graduate Charle Peck who spent her 18 years teaching and has now become a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Peck studied systemic issues factoring into student mental health and offered ideas on how to address teacher burnout among other ideas. The closing keynote speaker was Mathew Portell, a pioneer and innovator in trauma-informed education. He is known for establishing the Trauma-Informed Educator Network.

 

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youth mental health summit
youth mental health summit
youth mental health summit
youth mental health summit
youth mental health summit
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Chad Brady

Kindergarten registration begins March 4th between 4:30 and 6:30 at all of our elementary schools! The online registration portion will go live on February 14th.

Kindergarten registration begins March 4th between 4:30 and 6:30 at all of our elementary schools! The online registration portion will go live on February 14th.

 

Kindergarten Registration 2024